“If it was about really football, I think you would talk to the offensive coordinator. But the decision doesn’t have to do with football, it has to do with the future of an organization. That’s out of my realm.”

Second, the Redskins could actually benefit from starting backup QB Kirk Cousins the final three weeks of the season. The franchise, which doesn’t have a first round pick due to the RG3 trade, will showcase Cousins in an attempt to trade him during the off season.

Kyle Shanahan’s comments also disassociates him from his father for the future. Kyle Shanahan is a promising young coach. A 61-year old Mike Shanahan may only get one more chance to be a head coach if he’s dismissed by the Redskins.

Kyle Shanahan clearly wants to be a head coach one day, and he’s not letting the current drama within the Redskins organzition let that get in his way.

“I think I’ve done some pretty good things statistically, and I know statistics aren’t everything, but they do say a lot and I think you can put my statistics with anybody’s and I feel pretty good about that. Yeah, I would love it if all you guys focused on that instead of my last name, but I understand that it’s not your guys’ job either. But the main thing is that coaches and GMs who hire people, they want to win football games.”

The problem with Kyle Shanahan speaking out now is it in no way benefits the team. Clearly, there is dissension throughout the Redskins’ ranks. In this case, it truly is like father, like son.